The Fifty States

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Smart About the Fifty States by Jon Buller

Materials

Common Materials

• colored pencils
• journal
• "Timeline of American History"* (2.2 - optional)
• "Timeline of American History"* (6.optional)
• "Timeline of American History"* (7.optional)
• colored pencils or markers
• "Scout It Out!" board game
• construction paper * (7.3 - Option 2)
• construction paper * (8.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 2

• supplies to make a short book * (2.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 5

• terra cotta-colored clay
• permanent marker or paint pens* (5.2 - Option 1)

Lesson 6

• blue and brown icing
• cardboard
• chocolate chips
• cookie dough
• toothpick
• rolling pin

Lesson 7

• crayons, markers, or colored pencils* (7.3 - Option 1)

Lesson 8

• glue * (8.2 - Option 2)
• scissors * (8.2 - Option 2)
• magazines or catalogs * (8.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 10

• crayons, colored pencils, or markers

Final Project

• library books about your region* (Final Project.optional)
• poster board

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used